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Surgeon, zoologist, and photographer George Murray Levick took part in a 1910-1913 Antarctic expedition as part of Captain Robert Falcon Scott's crew, and while Scott perished on a journey back from the South Pole, Levick made it off the continent alive. He didn't accompany Scott to the pole, but survived the winter of 1912 by eating blubber in an ice cave before walking 200 miles to safety, the Guardian reports. His observations on necrophilia, murder, and rape by Adélie penguins while stationed at Cape Adare surfaced in 2012. Now researchers are learning more about the British explorer thanks to an "exciting" new find: his photographic notebook. It was discovered outside the expedition base at Cape Evans, revealed during 2013's summer melt, LiveScience reports.

Though water had forced the pages together, researchers separated them to find details of Levick's photographs, including subjects, dates, and exposure details. On one page, under a heading that reads, "This book belongs to," Levick's name is still visible in pencil. The journal has since been repaired, digitized, and sent back to Cape Evans, where it will stay with 11,000 other artifacts. "The notebook is a missing part of the official expedition record," a researcher with the Antarctic Heritage Trust says. "After spending seven years conserving Scott's last expedition building and collection, we are delighted to still be finding new artifacts." As more snow melts around the site due to climate change, more items have been turning up, including these crates of whiskey.

His observations on necrophilia, murder, and rape of penguins. Endure -50* and a 200 mile walk back to safety just to rape penguins?? Ever heard of hookers Levick?

Crystal

Oct 25, 2014 4:46 AM CDT

So the ice is back to where it was in 1913 and it's global warming?

Right

Oct 24, 2014 2:16 PM CDT

It's hard to not notice this story points out 'Antarctic Thaw' while calmly mentioning climate change. It's clever to include those two points. Those who are informed know the Antarctic ice extent is at an all time high. As in there has never been this much ice in the Antarctic. The Arctic thaw was at a record low in 2012 but is recovering nicely the last two years. It is nearing the average for the 2000's and if the trend continues (which all factors indicate it is) will go back to 1990's and 1980's levels over the next decade. The discovery of the journal and the back story are exciting. Adding this bit of agenda driven 'thaw' information in the Antarctic is misleading and what these propagandist do so well. Sources on Arctic and Antarctic ice extent: http://www.ijis.iarc.uaf.edu/en/home/seaice_extent.htm http://neptune.gsfc.nasa.gov/csb/index.php?section=234